To test fabric quality, a fabric design was produced first using a creel on the
Jacquardtronic Lace machine. In the second trial, the same design was produced on the machine
featuring six pattern beam mounting rails that each held eight pattern beams. In both trials, the
yarn was feed at a speed of 850 m/min.

According to the company, no difference in product quality was apparent, and the PPD allowed
controlled yarn feed at speeds of up to 850 meters/min (m/min), which is faster than the 600 m/min
the pattern beam previously allowed without causing looping and distortion in the yarn.

In other company news, Karl Mayer has reissued its HKS 4-M EL tricot machine at a cheaper
price point. The machine now features the EL drive system, as well as an improved motor and changes
to the Pattern Control function management. According to the company, these changes make the HKS
4-M EL machine efficient and flexible, and an attractive investment.